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Greenback Dollar by The Kingston Trio - Guitar Chords

Artist The Kingston Trio How to play the guitar chord Em.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg How to play the guitar chord D7.jpg

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Version 1 Version 3 
            Greenback Dollar
by Kingston Trio
as recorded on the album New Frontier

Words and music Hoyt Axton and  Ken Ramsey 1962 and 1963
Play muted bass strings only, except in chorus.

[Intro]
Em D   4x

[Verse 1]
Em                    G         C                 Em
Some people say I'm a no count, Others say I'm no good,
    G          C            G         C
but I'm just a natural born traveling man,
D                    Em
doin' what I think I should, O yeah,
D                    Em       Em D Em D
Doin' what I think I should.

[Chorus]
G                  C            G           C
And I don't give a damn about a greenback a dollar
G        C         G   C
Spend it fast as a can.
      G       C      G        C
For a wailin' song a good gui-tar
    D7                      Em
The only thing that I under-stand, Poor boy
    D7                      Em     Em D Em D
The only thing that I under-stand

[Verse 2]
Em                  G        C              Em
When I was a little baby  My Mama said, "Hey Son,
G                C        G            C
Travel where you will and grow to be a man,
    D                 Em
and sing what must be sung, Poor boy
D                 Em     Em D Em D
Sing what must be sung".

[Chorus]
G                  C            G           C
And I don't give a damn about a greenback a dollar
G        C         G   C
Spend it fast as a can.
      G       C      G        C
For a wailin' song a good gui-tar
    D7                      Em
The only thing that I under-stand, Poor boy
    D7                      Em     Em D Em D
The only thing that I under-stand

[Verse 3]
Em             G               C                 Em
Now that I'm a grown man, I've traveled here and there,
     G              C         G            C
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song,
    D                  Em
the only ones who ever care, Poor boy,
    D                  Em     Em D Em D
the only ones who ever care.

[Chorus]
G                  C            G           C
And I don't give a damn about a greenback a dollar
G        C         G   C
Spend it fast as a can.
      G       C      G        C
For a wailin' song a good gui-tar
    D7                      Em
The only thing that I under-stand, Poor boy
    D7                      Em     Em D Em D
The only thing that I under-stand

[Verse 4]
Em                    G         C                 Em
Some people say I'm a no count, Others say I'm no good,
    G          C            G         C
but I'm just a natural born traveling man,
D                    Em
doin' what I think I should, O yeah,
D                    Em       Em D Em D
Doin' what I think I should.

[Chorus]
G                  C            G           C
And I don't give a damn about a greenback a dollar
G        C         G   C
Spend it fast as a can.
      G       C      G        C
For a wailin' song a good gui-tar
    D7                      Em
The only thing that I under-stand, Poor boy
    D7                      Em     Em D Em D
The only thing that I under-stand
    D7                      Em
The only thing that I under-stand, Poor boy
    D7                      Em     Em D Em D Em D Em D
The only thing that I under-stand

[very fast]
E|-------------------------------|
B|-----11------------------------|
G|-12------12-------------12-----|
D|------------14-12-14-12----14--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

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